STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

BEACON CENTER OF TENNESSEE: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
BEACON CENTER OF TENNESSEE (EIN 20-1808567)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-06-28
IRS object ID
202101799349301050
Schema version
2020v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-06-28T11:58:33-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN201808567EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBEACBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6153836431PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJUSTIN OWENPersonNm
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Phone6153836431PhoneNum
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Legal Domicile StateTNLegalDomicileStateCd
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JUSTIN OWEN
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TINA BENKISER
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JOHN P BOIKE
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JOHN CERASUOLO
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FRED DECOSIMO
DIRECTOR10.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
BRIAN FITZPATRICK
DIRECTOR10.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
RAUL JOSE LOPEZ
DIRECTOR10.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
KEN MEYER
DIRECTOR10.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
BILL PREVOST
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOE SCARLETT
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PAT SHEPHERD
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Total$270TotalAmt
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,682TotalAmt
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BOY$2,173BOYAmt
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BOY$12,436BOYAmt
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Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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BOY$38,994BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$104,063BOYAmt
EOY$297,382EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
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FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,067,291CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,527,038CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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Total$6,229,955TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$114,056CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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Total$1,237,445TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,803CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,076CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,154CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,126CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,404TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,803CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,076CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,154CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,126CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,404TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,069,094CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,310,898CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,644,248CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,431,645CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,477,804TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$400FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$400FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$400FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$80FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$20FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$320FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form4720 FiledfalseForm4720FiledInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Year$80CurrentYearAmt
Total$199,829TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$299,744LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$28,090CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year$400CurrentYearAmt
Total$28,490TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$49,937CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year$20CurrentYearAmt
Total$49,957TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$74,936GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$15,642CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Total$15,642TotalAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE C, PART II-AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBEACON HAS FILED A FORM 5768 PER JUSTIN IN 2011 AND REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SUCCEEDING YEARS UNLESS IT IS REVOKED BY THE ORGANIZATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$34,006OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$28,104DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,902BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$16,738OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$14,219DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,519BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$8,421TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,431,645TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,431,645RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,431,645TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,534,832TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,534,832ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$204OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$204ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,535,036TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART XWE ARE EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND QUALIFY FOR CHARITABLE DEDUCTION. WE ARE NOT CLASSIFIED AS A PRIVATE ORGANIZATION. IN ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAXES, WE RECOGNIZED A TAX POSITION AS A BENEFIT ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THE TAX POSITION WOULD BE SUSTAINED IN A TAX EXAMINATION, WITH A TAX EXAMINATION BEING PRESUMED TO OCCUR. THE AMOUNT RECOGNIZED IS THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF TAX BENEFIT GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED ON EXAMINATION. FOR TAX POSITIONS NOT MEETING THE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TEST, NO TAX BENEFIT IS RECORDED. AT DECEMBER 31, 2020, WE HAVE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. WE RECOGNIZED INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INTEREST AND INCOME TAX EXPENSE, RESPECTIVELY. WE HAVE NO AMOUNTS ACCRUED FOR INTEREST OR PENALTIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020. WE ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY U.S FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR FISCAL YEARS ENDING BEFORE 2018.
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4BBOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 204

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJUSTIN OWENPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT & CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$178,000BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$17,000BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Total Compensation Filing Org$195,000TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTHE BEACON CENTER OF TENNESSEE IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT AND NONPARTISAN RESEARCH ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROVIDING CONCERNED CITIZENS, THE MEDIA AND PUBLIC LEADERS WITH EXPERT EMPIRICAL RESEARCH AND TIMELY FREE MARKET POLICY SOLUTIONS TO PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES IN TENNESSEE. THE BEACON CENTER EMPOWERS TENNESSEANS TO RECLAIM CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES, SO THAT THEY CAN FREELY PURSUE THEIR VERSION OF THE AMERICAN DREAM.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4DLEGAL FOUNDATION - TO LITIGATE PRO BONO ON BEHALF OF TENNESSEE CLIENTS WHOSE ECONOMIC LIBERTY, PROPERTY RIGHTS, OR OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS HAVE BEEN VIOLATED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE BOARD REVIEWS AND ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE 990 AND IS THEN FORMALLY APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CBOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY THE BOARD IF THERE IS A POTENTIAL CON FLICT OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION WILL BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 204

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BEACON IMPACTBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1201 4TH AVENUE NAddressLine1Txt
CityNASHVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37219ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Averaging Attachment AveragingAttachment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationBEACON HAS FILED A FORM 5768 PER JUSTIN IN 2011 AND REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SUCCEEDING YEARS UNLESS IT IS REVOKED BY THE ORGANIZATION.ExplanationTxt